Manu v Tabuavou

Tumua Manu takes it, 6–1 on categories

Manu wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Tabuavou’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Manu 96 matches, Tabuavou 40 matches.

• Manu has 19 tries (one every 5 matches) to Tabuavou’s 2 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Manu averages 33.7 metres a match to Tabuavou’s 15.7 — 2.1 times as many.
• Manu averages 1.0 points a match to Tabuavou’s 0.6 (77% more).
• Best single match: Manu 2 tries, Tabuavou 1.
• Winners’ edge: Manu’s teams won 49%, Tabuavou’s teams won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Manu has 96 matches across 9 seasons, Tabuavou 40 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.